- Three men stabbed on New Year’s Day
- Some 19 people arrested across Sydney in unrelated incidents
Nineteen people were arrested across Sydney’s CBD as New Year’s celebrations took place, with police investigating reports that three men were stabbed.
Thousands flooded into the city centre on Sunday night to ring in the new year with more than 225,000 people crowding into 49 vantage points across Sydney to watch the iconic midnight firework display.
Police said the public were largely ‘well-behaved’ throughout the festivities with just 19 arrests made throughout the evening, including assault and drug offences.
No arrests have been made yet into an alleged stabbing that left three men wounded in Woolloomooloo just after midnight on Monday.
Nineteen people were arrested across Sydney’s CBD as New Year’s celebrations took place, with police investigating reports that three men were stabbed (pictured, Sydney fireworks)
No arrests have been made yet into an alleged stabbing that left three men wounded in Woolloomooloo just after midnight on Monday
The men were treated for minor injuries.
‘Every year Sydney welcomes the New Year with an extraordinary celebration across the city, and this year has been no different. Pleasingly the vast majority did so in the right spirit. There were few arrests,’ NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Cooke said.
‘As people make their way home or continue their celebrations into New Year’s Day, police will continue to maintain a highly visible presence across the state to ensure everyone remains safe.’
The New Years celebrations featured two firework shows on Sunday night, the eight-minute ‘family fireworks’ at 9pm and a 12-minute display at midnight.
Crowds were urged to get into their viewing position by sunset to ensure they were able to get a spot in time for the show
The New Years celebrations featured two firework shows on Sunday night, the eight-minute ‘family fireworks’ at 9pm and a 12-minute display at midnight
Crowds were urged to get into their viewing position by sunset to ensure they were able to get a spot in time for the show.
Sydney was overcast and cool, hitting a low of 19C on Sunday night although spare for a few passing showers, the rain mostly stayed away.
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